Transylvania University: merit scholarships by ACT score
Transylvania University awards automatic merit aid from a published grid crossing ACT score with GPA. Awards start at an ACT of 21 and reach $34,000 a year. Because the bands are steps rather than a slope, one point is worth nothing inside a band and the whole step at the edge of one.
Enter a score and a GPA below to see which band it actually lands in, what that band pays, and exactly how many points the next one needs.
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Transylvania keys this grid to a WEIGHTED GPA and an ACT SUPERSCORE, both stated plainly, with no separate application. The two axes rise together — the top band needs a 4.0 AND a 30 — so a strong score with a middling transcript lands lower than the score alone suggests. Applying by December 1 is required for Premier Scholarship consideration, which sits above this grid. Transylvania notes outright that not being on the grid is survivable, which most schools leave unsaid. The page carries no cycle year.
Unweighted, as the school asks for it.
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Example — an ACT 29 with a 3.60 GPA
Merit Scholarship
$28,000 / year
About $112,000 over four years, if it renews.
There is no higher band to reach at this GPA — more points would not change the award here. They may still matter for admission, for honours programmes, or at other schools on the list.
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The published Transylvania merit aid grid
Reproduced in full from Transylvania University’s own pages for the current cycle. Nothing here is estimated: where the school states a benefit rather than a figure, that is what the table says.
Merit scholarships
No separate application. Transylvania considers the weighted GPA and the ACT or SAT superscore together; both criteria on a row are required for that row.
$34,000
Merit Scholarship
ACT 30–36 · Weighted GPA 4.0+ with a 30 ACT superscore
$32,000
Merit Scholarship
ACT 28–36 · Weighted GPA 4.0 with a 28 ACT superscore
$30,000
Merit Scholarship
ACT 25–36 · Weighted GPA 3.9 with a 25 ACT superscore
$28,000
Merit Scholarship
ACT 23–36 · Weighted GPA 3.6 with a 23 ACT superscore
$25,000
Merit Scholarship
ACT 21–36 · Weighted GPA 3.0 with a 21 ACT superscore
| Award | With a score | Per year |
|---|---|---|
| Merit Scholarship | ACT 30–36 · Weighted GPA 4.0+ with a 30 ACT superscore | $34,000 |
| Merit Scholarship | ACT 28–36 · Weighted GPA 4.0 with a 28 ACT superscore | $32,000 |
| Merit Scholarship | ACT 25–36 · Weighted GPA 3.9 with a 25 ACT superscore | $30,000 |
| Merit Scholarship | ACT 23–36 · Weighted GPA 3.6 with a 23 ACT superscore | $28,000 |
| Merit Scholarship | ACT 21–36 · Weighted GPA 3.0 with a 21 ACT superscore | $25,000 |
Source: Scholarships — merit scholarship grid by weighted GPA and ACT superscore · verified 2026-10-22
Does Transylvania superscore for scholarships?
Yes. Yes, named in the sentence that defines eligibility. Points banked across sittings count, which matters when the gap between the $30,000 and $32,000 rows is three ACT points.
So the number that matters here is your superscore, not your best single test. Work out your superscore and look that score up in the grid above — it may sit a band higher than the one you have been planning around.
Comparing schools? See which colleges superscore for scholarships — 66 of 501 commit to it, 52 say they do not, and the rest never say.
Transylvania scholarship deadlines
| Entry term | Due |
|---|---|
| Apply by this date for Premier Scholarship consideration | Dec. 1 |
Scores take roughly two to four weeks to arrive, and official reports sent to schools can take longer, so the last useful test date is several weeks before the printed deadline. Check which test dates still make it.
Where these numbers came from
Every figure on this page was read from Transylvania University’s own published pages, linked below with the date we last confirmed them. We do not estimate a missing band or interpolate a value.
- Superscores are accepted and named explicitly — one of the clearest statements in this dataset.
- The GPA is weighted, so the scale a high school uses moves the band.
- Both criteria on a row are required; a 30 with a 3.5 does not reach the top row.
- December 1 is the deadline for the Premier Scholarship, which sits above this grid.
- Transylvania states that not qualifying for the grid is fine and other aid exists — unusual candour for a scholarship page.
- The page carries no cycle year.
- Transylvania is silent on the Enhanced ACT.
Check before you rely on it. Grids change by entry year and schools update them without notice. This page is a reproduction with a date on it, not a guarantee, and it is not financial aid advice. ClutchACT is not affiliated with Transylvania University.
Frequently asked questions
What ACT score do you need for a scholarship at Transylvania?
Automatic merit aid at Transylvania University starts at an ACT composite of 21, alongside the published GPA minimum, and reaches $34,000 a year at the top. The bands are steps rather than a slope, so the only score that matters is the next threshold above where you are now.
Is Transylvania test-optional?
Not stated on the scholarship page. For merit, Transylvania is explicit: the grid runs on the weighted GPA and the ACT or SAT superscore together. For merit aid the answer is different: required alongside the GPA. Every row pairs a weighted GPA with a superscore and both must be met, so a score alone does not reach a band. Being admitted without a score and qualifying for money without a score are two separate questions.
How much is a 30 on the ACT worth at Transylvania?
On Transylvania's published grid for the current cycle, an ACT of 30 with a 3.6 GPA qualifies for Merit Scholarship at $28,000 a year, about $112,000 over four years if it renews.
How much is one more ACT point worth at Transylvania?
The most valuable single point on Transylvania's published grid is 22 to 23, at a 3.6 GPA: it moves the award by $3,000 a year, or $12,000 across a four-year degree. The same point is worth less at other GPAs, and most points move nothing at all — the grid steps rather than slopes, which is why the only score worth aiming at is the next threshold.
Does Transylvania superscore the ACT for scholarships?
Yes. Yes, named in the sentence that defines eligibility. Points banked across sittings count, which matters when the gap between the $30,000 and $32,000 rows is three ACT points.
When are Transylvania scholarship deadlines?
Apply by this date for Premier Scholarship consideration: Dec. 1. The application and the official score report are both due by that date, and ACT scores take roughly two to four weeks to arrive — so the last useful test date is several weeks earlier than the deadline suggests.
Is this Transylvania scholarship data current?
Every figure on this page was read from Transylvania University's own published pages and last verified on 2026-10-22. The sources are linked at the bottom of the page with that date. Grids change by entry year, so check the source before relying on a figure for a decision.
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